Ridgefield's senior quartet of Clint Corso, Johnathan Keating, Austin Gilbert and Kristian Soogard put an appropriate close to their high school careers at the New Balance Nationals on Saturday by placing third in a hotly-contested 4x800m relay with a time of 7 minutes, 44.27 seconds.
Darien junior Armstrong Noonan earned All-American status in the two mile, taking sixth overall in 9:05.82.
Below is a list compiled by Marty Ogden of all the top finishers in the championship events the last two days at New Balance Nationals. Marty also lists who to watch in Sunday's events.
NEW BALANCE NATIONALS
Championship events
Several Connecticut athletes have earned All-American status (top-six finish) the first two days at New Balance Nationals in Greensboro, NC.
Boys 5,000m
3. Eric van_der_Els Brien McMahon Tc-Ct 14:41.05
Boys 2 mile
6.Armstrong Noonan Darien 9:05.82
Boys 4x200m
Windsor ** All American**
Courtney Rush Nathaniel Williams, Tyler Coyle, Kyshawn Bonner 1:27.41 5th place.
Broke Weaver’s state record of 1:27.50 from 2009
Boys 4x800m
3. Ridgefield Clint Corso, Johnathan Keating, Austin Gilbert, Kristian Sogaard 7:44.27
Boys Sprint Medley Swedish Relay (1,000m)
5th Danbury 1:58.30
Mathew Andrew, Devonte Clarke, Leo Abreu, Jonathan Bartley
All CT Results from Friday and Saturday
GIRLS
5,000m
21. Bridgid Selfors Mercy Tc-Ct 17:34.16
23. Haley Hasty Rockville Tc-Ct 17:54.48
4x200m Championship
7. Windsor Tc-Ct-Girls 1:40.59
22. Bloomfield Tc-Ct-Girls 1:43.76
4x100m
17. Windsor Torrie Epps, Sashana Hinds, Erika Hightower, Jiana Baker 47.95
19. Danbury Zyniah Bunn, Bridget Chiarvalle, Saintphanie Porcenat, Neima Riley 48.13
Sprint Medley Swedish Relay (1,000m)
11. Windsor Tc-Ct-Girls 2:14.94
Jiana Baker, Tia Marie Brown, Briana Wilson, Sashana Hinds,
14. Bloomfield Tc-Ct-Girls 2:18.20
Erica Belvit, Cheyenne Brown, Adia Cavalier, Jahleah Harris
1600m Sprint Medley
14. Tolland Tc-Ct 4:09.05
Karissa Laramie, Jenny Jacobs, Julia Sprout, Kelsey Swanson
15. Danbury Tc-Ct-Girls 4:09.30
Niema Riley, Saintphanie Porcenat, Olivia Turk, Leah Sarkisian
28. Windsor Tc-Ct-Girls 4:14.01
Torrie Epps, Tia Marie Brown, Briana Wilson, Brittney Brown,
29. Coginchaug Tc-Ct 4:14.70
Allie Alsup, Bailey Thayer, Shaun Whitaker, Megan Decker
31,.Berlin Tc-Ct 4:15.82
Taylor Budney, Vanessa Reimer, Jody DiCicco, Kristen Madeia
100HH
20. Gabby Curtis Wilbur Cross Tc-Ct 14.78
4 x 800m
15. Coginchaug 9:18.16
Allie Alsup, Jessica Drop, Samantha Drop, Bailey Thayer
18.Glastonbury 9:21.08
Olivia Morocca, McArdle Wiley, Allison Allen, Kaitlyn Hebert
22. Danbury 9:30.40
Gabriela Collado , Abigail Llanos, Olivia Turk , Leah Sarkisian
Javelin
10. Olivia Wiener Staples Tc-Ct- 126-06
24. Marquia Grundy Orville Platt Tc-Ct 110-04
BOYS
5,000m
3 Eric van_der_Els Brien McMahon Tc-Ct 14:41.05 **All American**
2 mile
6. Armstrong Noonan Darien 9:05.82 **All American**
4x200m
Windsor
5. Courtney Rush Nathaniel Williams, Tyler Coyle, Kyshawn Bonner 1:27.41
Broke Weaver’s state record of 1:27.50 from 2009
Danbury
Mathieu Andrew, Jon Bentley, Jordan Gomez-Duplessis, Davante Clarke 1:28.40 7th place
Hillhouse
Darius Wise, Christopher Dickey, Tyreise Swain, Akiel Smith 1:28.78 10th place
4x800m
3rd Ridgefield Clint Corso, Johnathan Keating, Austin Gilbert, Kristian Sogaard 7:44.27
**All American**
Danbury
7. Jake Roberts, Terrell Coughlin, Julio Arredondo, Corey Mullins 7:50.15
Sprint Medley Swedish Relay (1,000m)
5. Danbury 1:58.30
Mathew Andrew, Devonte Clarke, Terrell Coughlin, Jonathan Bartley
9. Weston 2:00.86
Cameron Okoro, Chris Petty, Nikolas Parker, Cole Clark
12th Bloomfield 2:07.25
Zaheem Anderson, Thomas Norman, Russell Thompson-Bishop, Maurice Savage,
1600m Sprint Medley Relay
9. Weston 3:29.64
Micah Zirn,, Chris Petty, Simeon Okoro, Cole Clark
4x100m
Windsor 4th place trials 42.07 Finals on Sunday
Courtney Rush, Tyler Coyle, Shy Brooks, Kyshawn Bonner
Bloomfield 12th place 43.67
Anderson, Zaheem Jones, Emmanuel Norman, Thomas Thompson-Bishop, Russell
Emerging Elite Events
Boys Discus Throw Emerging Elite
2. Daniel Hardiman Farmington Tc-Ct 171-0
Boys Emerging Elite High Jump
9. Mike Morrow Danbury TC 6-05.50
11. Amaziah Gadson Bloomfield Tc-Ct-Gi 6-03.50
Boys Hammer Throw Emerging Elite
8. CJ Falcioni Seymour Tc-Ct 152-00.00
9. Paul May Bloomfield Tc-Ct 151-11.00
Boys Emerging Elite 1600m SMR
22. Notre Dame Tc-Ct 3:39.61
Girls Emerging Elite 4 x 800m
10. Ridgefield Hs-Ct 9:29.53
17. Mercy Tc-Ct 9:39.90
Girls Emerging Elite 1600m SMR
7.. Greenwich Tc-Ct 4:14.85
Girls 400 Meter Dash Freshman
13, Leah Sarkisian Danbury Tc-Ct 58.61
Girls Emerging Elite Hammer
16. Faith Estelle Bloomfield Tc-Ct 122-04
26, Jessica Litwa Seymour Tc-Ct 111-08
CT Athletes competing on Sunday
Boys 4 x Mile
Ridgefield
Clint Corso 4:20, Ethan Realander 4:34, Kristian Sogaard 4:17 mile, Austin Gilbert 4:14 mile,
Danbury
Corey Mullins 4:17 mile, Ryan Fox 4:26 mile, Ryan Ansel 4:28, Jack Adamski 4:31,
Boys 4x400m
Windsor
Rajay Hinds, Rush, Epps, Aaron Bell 3:21.31 best time
Weston
Cameron Okoro, Micah Zirn 49.87, Chris Petty, Simeon Okoro 48.77, CT State Open Champs 3:19.52 Season best
Boys 800m Sprint Medley
Weston
Micah Zirn, Chris Petty, Simeon Okoro, Nikolas Parker
Windsor
Shy Brooks, Kyshawn Bonner, Nathaniel Williams, Rush, Courtney
Boys DMR
Darien
Arthur Cassidy 1:57.64, Carter Ashcraft, Jason Flynn, Armstrong Noonan 4:18,
Boys Pole Vault
Chris Rough, Westhill 16’0 State Open Champion All American at NBIN, co state record holder
Joe Fogarasi, Windham 15’9, New England Champion, co state record holder
Boys Long jump
Drew Lee, Bristol Central 23’2 State Open Runner Up
Girls 4x400m
Windsor
Epps, Hightower, Baker, Annika McDonald
Girls 800m
Danae Rivers, Wilbur Cross
2:05.86 800m, state record, New England and State Open champions, State Open champ 1600m 4:48.33, currently 6th best time in the country for 800
Girls 400m IH
Jaliyah White, Hillhouse
43.18, State Open record, 400IH 1:01.82 ranked #28 in US. Holds the CT state record in 400IH with a 1:01.42 from NBON in 2015 where she finished 8th.
Girls 4xMile
Tolland
Courtney Akerly 5:08 3200m, Katerine DeLoreto 5:03 Caitlin Swanson 5:02, Kelsey Swanson 5:07, 20:41 8th in 2014 at NBON, 4 x 800m 9:06 at New Englands, CT State Record ranked #17 nationally.
Girls 800m Sprint Medley
Glastonbury
Marisa Janeczek, Danielle Brinckman, Mara Cosentino, Morocca Wiley
Windsor
Torrie Epps, Erika Hightower, Jiana Bake, Sashana Hinds
Girls Distance Medley
Tolland
Katherine DeLoreto 5:03, Julia Sprout 57.50, Kelsey Swanson 2:16, Caitlin Swanson 5:02, 11:54.44 #8 nationally
Girls High jump
Olivia Sullivan, Brien McMcMahon 5-5
Girls Shot put
Kimmoi Ferguson, Bloomfield 42-2, State Open Runner up, 3rd in New England